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Mentorship, Mindset and Learning Strategies: An Integrative Approach to Increasing Underrepresented Minority Student Retention in a STEM Undergraduate Program
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Lisberg, Anneke; Woods, Brett – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2018
Nearly one half of students planning to earn a STEM degree either change majors or leave college without a degree. The completion percentage is much lower for underrepresented minorities, of whom less than one third complete their STEM degree within six years. At the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, the STEM Boot Camp program was designed to…
Descriptors: Mentors, Learning Strategies, Disproportionate Representation, Minority Group Students
Two Decades of 21st Century Community Learning Centers: Providing Afterschool and Summer Opportunities to Millions of Young People and Families. Issue Brief No. 78
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Afterschool Alliance, 2021
The 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) initiative is the only federal funding source dedicated exclusively to supporting local afterschool, before-school, and summer learning programs. Over the years, the program has evolved to become a local afterschool model -- serving students attending high-poverty, low-performing schools in…
Descriptors: Community Programs, After School Programs, Summer Programs, Poverty
Young Women's Perceptions of Technology and Engineering: Factors Influencing Their Participation in Math, Science and Technology? Research in Engineering and Technology Education
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Roue, Leah C. – National Center for Engineering and Technology Education, 2007
The current number of women in technology and engineering only represents a fraction of today's workforce. Technological innovation depends on our nation's best and brightest, representing all segments of our diverse society. Sanders (2005), in talking about women in technology and engineering, stated that women's lack of participation can only be…
Descriptors: Females, Self Efficacy, Interest Inventories, Engineering